Publicly listed coal miner PT Bukit Asam (PTBA) will complete feasibility studies for its coal gasification project in Sumatra in May. Following PTBA’s plan to build two coal gasification plants in Sumatra, company president director Arviyan Arifin said he expected the studies to be...

Asia has witnessed five major financial institutions announcing exit policies from coal-fired power plants over the last six weeks, signalling an acceleration away from coal financing into renewable-energy projects in the Asia-Pacific region. Singapore’s big three banks – DBS Group...

London — The rise in met coal prices in Asia-Pacific markets this week is also tightening relative price variations between FOB Australia and coking coal markets in China. The rise in met coal prices in Asia-Pacific markets this week has tightened the spread between the FOB Australia and...

For the first time since 1882, when the first coal-fired power plant started running in the UK, the country has gone coal-free for a full week, according to the National Grid's Electricity System Operator (ESO). And Britain is now on course to generate electricity with zero carbon by 2025,...

The Indonesian coal price reference (HBA) has continued to decline this month due to shrinking market demand to US$81.86 per ton, or a month-to-month (mtm) decrease of 7.86 percent. Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Ministry spokesperson Agung Pribadi said that East and West Asian countries,...

Russia increased coal supplies to Vietnam to 852,000t in January-February from 237,000t a year earlier, according to national government data, amid growing demand from power utilities that cannot be covered by limited domestic supply. Russia's share of Vietnam's total coal imports...

Houston — Warrior Met Coal produced a record-high 2.3 million st of metallurgical coal in the first quarter of 2019, up from 2.1 million st produced in the year-ago quarter, according to a company statement. The Brookwood, Alabama-based company sold 2.1 million st of premium low-volatile...

There were increased inquiries in the Indonesian GAR 4,200 kcal/kg (NAR 3,800 kcal/kg) market from some Chinese buyers seeking cargoes ahead of the holiday, although deals were slow to emerge. There is a view in the market that prices may find further support next week, with the Islamic fasting...

New York (CNN Business) America's clean energy revolution is on the verge of a tipping point. The renewable energy sector is projected to generate more electricity than coal during the month of April, according to a recent report published by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial...

Anglo American PLC (AAL.LN) Thursday reported that total production on a copper-equivalent basis fell 6% in the first quarter of 2019 after two planned longwall moves saw a 25% fall in metallurgical coal production. The diversified mining company said metallurgical coal production fell to 4.2...